netdev - Re: [PATCH] cn_proc: Flag termination of the last thread in the process

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:26:07 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Sergei Zhirikov <sfzhi@...oo.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cn_proc: Flag termination of the last thread in the process

Hi Sergei

29.05.2015, 22:50, "Sergei Zhirikov" <sfzhi@...oo.com>:
> There is no easy and reliable way for userspace to get notified
> of a process termination. The process connector sends out "exit"
> events upon termination of each thread, but it is not trivial for
> userspace to tell whether the just-terminated thread was the last
> one in the process.
>
> With this change a flag will be set in struct cn_proc for the exit
> event of the last thread in the process.

I have no objection against this patch, but it should really go through cn_proc maintainer.
Feel free to add my Acked-by.
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